Published Jan 9, 2017

Open Collective and funding open source

Open Collective co-founder Pia Mancini delves into how the platform transforms funding and governance for open-source communities, highlighting its innovative approaches to transparency, financial sustainability, and community engagement.
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  • Governance Redesign

    Pia Mancini, a political scientist and co-founder of Open Collective, is pioneering efforts to redesign governance using technology. She argues that traditional political systems are outdated and proposes a more dynamic, technology-driven approach to representation. Pia's vision involves using platforms like Democracy Earth, which employs blockchain for decision-making, to create a system that operates independently of entrenched governmental structures.

    Politics is trying to solve today's problems with yesterday's tools.

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    This approach aims to empower individuals globally, allowing them to organize and fund initiatives without the constraints of traditional political boundaries 1 2.

       

    Political Journey

    Pia's journey from traditional politics to founding Open Collective is rooted in her desire to transcend territorial limitations in governance. Her background in political science and experience in founding a political party in Argentina inform her work in creating platforms that bypass conventional legal structures. Open Collective allows communities to receive funding without forming legal entities, challenging the status quo of political and financial systems.

    It's like asking, who's the president of the Internet? It's insane.

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    This innovative approach supports diverse initiatives, from open source projects to political parties, by enabling them to operate transparently and independently of national constraints 3 4.

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